Qinhuangdao,literally(照字面地;逐字地)QinEmperor‘sIsland,wasnamedafteranemperoroftheQinDynasty(221-206BC),whocametothisarealookingforpillsoflongevity.Thecitywasopenedasaseaport(海港;港口都市)in1898,andnowadaysithasdevelopedfromatinyfishingvillageintooneofthebiggestportsinnorthernChina.TheseashoreofBeiDaiRiverislocatedinthewestofQinhuangdaoofHebeiprovince,theseashorebeachisgentle,thesoftofsandandflat(平坦的)oftide(潮汐),theseawaterislimpid(透明的;平静的),anditisthefamousnaturalbathingbeachofChina.Inaddition,beautyspotssuchasQinhuangdaoWildAnimalsZoo,pigeon‘snest,etc.arealltouristattractionsofBeiDaiRiver.鸽子窝Beidaiheisknowntotheworld,andNandaihe,separatedbyonlyariverfromBeidaihe,isalsocharminginitsuniqueway.IfwesayNandaiheisapearl,theInternationalRecreationCenter(IRC)initisundoubtedlythebrightestspotinonit.Therearefourspecialitemsinthecenterandyoucannotmissit.Theyaresandsliding,grasssliding,boatslidingandcirclesliding.桲叶饼青龙水豆腐皮皮虾螃蟹青龙水豆腐桲叶饼Thisismyhometown——Qinhuangdao,andIlovemyhometown.Ithinkyouhaveknowsomethingaboutmyhometown,andIhopeyouwilllikeit.Attheendofmyspeech,Iwanttosay“WelcometoQinhuangdao.Youwillhaveanunforgettableexperience.